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AL SB322
Bill
Status
3/12/2020
Primary Sponsor
Robert Ward
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AI Summary
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Defines "call center" as a physical location in Alabama with NAICS Code 561422 as the predominant activity, employing 50 or more individuals, excluding locations using computers or artificial intelligence to resolve calls and data centers.
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Requires employers relocating call centers (or 30% or more of a center's call volume) to notify the Secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce at least 120 days before relocation if the employer has a contract with the state made within the five years preceding relocation.
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Limits civil penalties for failure to notify to a maximum of $10,000 per day, with the total penalty capped at the unamortized value of any grant, loan, or tax credit the employer received from the state on or after September 1, 2019.
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Allows courts to reduce penalties if an employer shows just cause for delayed notification.
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Takes effect immediately upon passage and is retroactive to September 1, 2019.
Legislative Description
Call centers, certain terms further defined, to require employers relocating call centers to notify Secretary of Commerce Dept. rather than the Dept. of Economic and Community Affairs director, Act 2019-374, 2019 Reg. Sess., am'd; Sec. 41-23-230, 41-23-231, 41-23-235 am'd.
Call Centers
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
3/12/2020